The acquainted rustling of an aluminum-lined potato chip bag is sort of inseparable from the common expertise of consuming the salty, crispy deal with. However if you choose up Vi Nguyen’s snack packs, the feeling is changed by the mushy rattling and funky contact of glass beads.
Nguyen discovered beading in a transitional time when experiencing critical well being obstacles and profession modifications. The meditative, rewarding method turned her completely satisfied place, and he or she ultimately discovered herself creating embroidered items that allotted for as much as 40 hours of meticulous work threading tons of of seed beads, most of them solely about two millimeters in diameter.
The Southern California-based artist’s work is impressed by the nostalgia of beforehand dwelling in New York Metropolis. Creating recognizable renditions of in style bites from across the nook, Nguyen embodies the spirit of bodegas within the bustling metropolis. I
n a dialog concerning her present exhibition titled Beaded Bodega, Nguyen shares, “There are so many life events that happen where my bodega has seen it all. From grabbing a drink and lottery ticket to celebrate landing a new job to buying a pint of ice cream and chips to soak in your sorrows to getting your first BEC after being out of town. Food and snacks can evoke such a memory so being able to transform them into beaded artwork is my ode to New York and your local bodega.”
Beaded Bodega is on view at Gotham till September 18. For extra munchies, go to the artist’s Instagram and web site.
